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The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) and the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) have rescheduled power interruptions set this weekend.The NGCP will reschedule the shutdown of the Bacolod-San Enrique 69kV line affecting the Sum-ag and Hilangban substations to Sunday, January 29, from Saturday, January 28, CENECO announced.While CENECO rescheduled its preventive maintenance work affecting Asdes-Gonzaga Feeders 1 to 6 to January 28, Saturday, from its original date on Sunday January 29.The 12–hour NGCP power interruption will be from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., on Sunday and will affect the Sum-ag Substation and Hilangban Substation, CENECO said.The 9-hour CENECO power interruption will be from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.Those interested in more d...

A motorcycle driver was killed and two were injured in a multiple vehicle accident at crossing Bagong Dalan, Brgy. Cabahug, Cadiz City, Negroa Occidental, at 3:58 p.m. Wednesday, January 25, the Cadiz police chief said Wednesday.Killed was motorcycle driver Arlo Alacre Galleron, 31, of Brgy. Luna, Cadiz City.Injured were motorcycle driver Roger Moseca Decanay, 30, of Bacolod City, and cargo truck driver Arturo Moreno Pateno, 42, of Brgy. Magsaysay, Cadiz City.The suspect in the accident was dump truck driver Joseph Natad Coniendo, 53, of Sagay City.A cargo truck was traveling from south to north when its rear was accidentally bumped by the dump truck headed in the same direction.The dump truck also bumped two motorcycles on the opposite lane, while the cargo truck accid...

There will be power interruptions on Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) announced Wednesday, January 25.The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) will shut down its Bacolod-San Enrique 69kV line affecting CENECO’s Sum-ag and Lag-asan substations to replace wood polls and conduct maintenance work on Saturday.CENECO will take advantage of this downtime by implementing simultaneous maintenance work, its acting general manager Arnel Lapore announced Wednesday, January 25.The 12–hour Saturday power interruption will be from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., he said.Areas affected are:Sum-ag SubstationSF1 From Sum-ag Substation to Sum-ag Highway, whole of Pta. Taytay Road including VMA, Sum–ag Highway to Medalla Elementary School, CEGASCO, ...

A Bacolod traffic enforcer was dismissed from the service for allowing a husband and wife onboard a motorcycle without helmets to escape after he was given P50.A video posted on Facebook showing a woman handing money to the traffic enforcer at La Salle Avenue in Bacolod had reached the attention of Maj. Junji Liba , Bacolod Traffic Authority Office head.Liba said two traffic enforcers flagged down the motorcycle of the couple but did not issue a violation ticket.The traffic enforcer who was handed the money was dismissed on Tuesday, while his companion was reprimanded.Liba said he hopes this serves as a lesson to other traffic enforcers.*

Governors Eugenio Jose Lacson and Roel Degamo.*Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo has agreed to a meeting with Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson to discuss the proposed creation of the Negros Island Region, which will include Siquijor.It is just a matter of setting the date, he has already spoken with Degamo, Lacson said Wednesday, January 25.Lacson said Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz is coordinating with the representative of Degamo, and he hopes the meeting can be held soon.It is possible that it could be next week, he said.Lacson and all of the representatives of Negros Island are supporting the move to create the NIR.Degamo, on the other hand, is against the move.Lacson earlier said he wants to meet with Degamo to discuss why he is oppose...

The Alfredo E. Marañon Sr. Memorial District Hospital in Sagay City.*The Alfredo E. Marañon Sr. Memorial District Hospital in Sagay City, Negros Occidental, has temporarily suspended accepting new patients, unless they are extreme emergency cases.Sagay City Administrator Ryan Bonghanoy said the hospital only has a 25-bed capacity.There are times when their admission hit 130 but at present they are down to 88.He said the hospital that is run by the Sagay City government also has patients from neighboring towns and cities.The increase in gastroenteritis cases has caused the hospital to reach full capacity, Bonghanoy said.The provincial government will assist in referring patients to other district hospitals, Lacson said.He called on the officials of the Sagay hosp...

The 4th tranche salary hike was tackled during the Bacolod SP session Wednesday*The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod has approved the appropriation of P30,590,000 for the fourth tranche salary increases of the city government employees, Councilor Jude Thaddeus Sayson, SP Committee on Appropriation and Finance chairman, said Wednesday, January 25.The allocation of the funds for the fourth tranche that will take effect this month is in compliance with the "Salary Standardization Law of 2019", Sayson said.Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez had requested the SP to pass the appropriation ordinance.City Budget Officer Maria Imelda Williams informed the SP that her office had considered the provisions of Republic Act 11466 and included the allocation for the fourth tranche in th...

The hands were found inside a plastic ice cream container,*BCPO photoChopped off hands submerged in beef broth with jackfruit and a list of 22 persons linked to illegal drugs was found in Purok Kagaykay, Brgy. 2, Bacolod City, at about 6:50 a.m. Wednesday, January 25.The left and right hands inside a plastic ice cream container along with the list was found by a tricycle driver in the garbage.The 22 persons on the list are from puroks Kagaykay and Sigay that are thickly populated areas in Barangay 2, Capt. Jonito Pastrana, Police Station 2 chief, said.The list also stated that there was a certain RR from Police Station 2 who is a drug protector, Pastrana said.They are still determining who “RR” is, he said.The message on the note said “tanan kamo kung indi mag-untat...